UPDATE: (Tuesday 1700 EST)

The issues with accessing digital content on Xbox Live and making purchases in the Marketplace have now been resolved.

ORIGINAL STORY: Service Outage

If you have recently made a purchase on Xbox Live and cannot currently access it, there is a very simple explanation as to why. Xbox Live is currently experiencing a variety of issues with the most problematic one being that players are unable to access their digital content.

The proper teams are aware that users are unable to launch purchased content. Keep up with the investigation here: https://t.co/99xfLMWcZW

According to Xbox Support, “the proper teams are aware” and are on the job, hopefully meaning that this issue will be resolved momentarily – fingers crossed for those of you who have been counting down to the launch of Mass Effect: Andromeda.

You can keep an eye on the service updates for when this issue is resolved by visiting the Xbox Live Status Page.

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